West Virginia University crisis looms as GOP leaders focus on economic development, jobs
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University is recommending slashing its language…
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Zimbabwean president at his inauguration says the disputed election reveals a ‘mature democracy’
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says last month’s elections are a sign of…
Continue Reading Summer’s over for UK politicians as Sunak faces a crisis over crumbling schools
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British lawmakers have headed back to Parliament after their summer break but thousands of U.K.…
Continue Reading The EU wants to limit protections for wolves as farmers fear for their livestock
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission says it’s weighing whether to adjust rules on protecting wolves as a…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic foresees interest rates staying higher for longer
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has reached a delicate stage in its fight against inflation. Its…
Continue Reading Copenhagen mayor urges foreigners to stop buying marijuana at city’s drug oasis following shooting
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Copenhagen’s mayor has urged foreigners not to buy weed in the city’s Christiania neighborhood where a 30-year-old…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s defense minister resigns following Zelenskyy’s announcement of his replacement
By HANNA ARHIROVA and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov submitted a letter of…
Continue Reading Report says Dutch government spends billions on subsidies for fossil fuel producers and users
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A new report says the Dutch government spends some 37.5 billion euros — about $40.5…
Continue Reading Rugby World Cup teams gather across France ahead of tournament’s start this week
PARIS (AP) — The team’s participating in the Rugby World Cup have arrived in villages, towns and cities across France and are finalizing…
Continue Reading Lions, tigers, taxidermy, arsenic, political squabbling and the Endangered Species Act. Oh my.
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press The fate of the mounted lion, tiger, polar bear and gorilla that have long greeted visitors entering South…
Continue Reading Georgia’s majority party in parliament pushes to impeach the president but is unlikely to succeed
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The majority party that dominates the parliament in Georgia has launched a campaign to impeach the country’s president…
Continue Reading A drone attack on Myanmar border police reportedly kills 5. A resistance group claims responsibility
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A drone attack on a police headquarters in eastern Myanmar has killed at least five officials…
Continue Reading Sweden, EU confirm Swedish national has been held in Iran since last year
By KARL RITTER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden says a Swedish citizen in his 30s was arbitrarily detained in Iran last…
Continue Reading Japan announces emergency relief for seafood exporters hit by China’s ban over Fukushima water
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a $141 million emergency fund to help exporters…
Continue Reading The US government is eager to restore powers to keep dangerous chemicals out of extremists’ hands
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Congress returns this week, Homeland Security officials and those in the chemical…
Continue Reading Gabon’s military leader is sworn in as head of state after ousting the president last week
By SAM MEDNICK and YVES LAURENT GOMA Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon ‘s new military leader was sworn in as the head of state…
Continue Reading Pakistan navy helicopter crashes during a training flight, killing all 3 crew members on board
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistan navy helicopter crashed during a routine training flight in southwest Pakistan on Monday, killing all three crew…
Continue Reading Seoul’s spy agency says Russia has likely proposed North Korea to join three-way drills with China
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Russia has likely proposed that North Korea participate in three-way naval exercises…
Continue Reading A massive wildfire in northeastern Greece is gradually abating, with over 700 firefighters deployed
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A massive wildfire that destroyed vast tracts of forest in northeastern Greece over 17 days was in abeyance on Monday,…
Continue Reading Liz Weston: 3 ways to reduce taxes on social security
By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Most people drawing Social Security pay taxes on at least some of that money, but there are ways to reduce the bite if…
Continue Reading Biden celebrates unions and job creation during a Philadelphia Labor Day appearance
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden, who often says he’s the most pro-union president in history,…
Continue Reading German Chancellor Scholz tweets picture of himself with black eye patch after jogging accident
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday tweeted a pirate-style picture of himself with a black eye patch and dark-red bruises on the…
Continue Reading France’s Rugby World Cup preparations disturbed by calls to drop Chalureau in racism controversy
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer France’s preparations for the Rugby World Cup have been disrupted by calls to remove one of its players…
Continue Reading Army veteran who served in Afghanistan is named foreign minister in Netherlands’ caretaker Cabinet
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A military veteran who served with the Dutch army in Afghanistan has been appointed as the Netherlands’ new foreign…
Continue Reading Accusers in Japanese boy band producer’s sex abuse scandal hope for company apology and compensation
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A group of men who say they were sexually abused by a Japanese boy band producer have expressed hope…
Continue Reading UN nuclear watchdog report seen by AP says Iran slows its enrichment of near-weapons-grade uranium
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Iran has slowed the pace at which it is enriching uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels,…
Continue Reading Japan’s top court orders Okinawa to allow a divisive government plan to build US military runways
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Supreme Court has dismissed Okinawa’s rejection of a central government plan to build…
Continue Reading Moroccans protest after Algeria acknowledges deadly shooting at a group on water scooters
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Long-standing tensions between Morocco and Algeria have moved up a notch with a deadly confrontation at sea last week…
Continue Reading Swedish citizen goes on trial on charges of collecting information for Russia
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The trial has opened in Stockholm of a Russia-born Swedish citizen charged with collecting information for the Russian military…
Continue Reading UAW’s clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — A 46% pay raise. A 32-hour week with 40 hours of pay. A restoration of traditional pensions. The…
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